I had a random Sheng coin provided by Tao Teaware with a pot purchase. It was tightly compressed, which made it hard to figure out what type of tea it was at first. It didn’t really have a smell. After tossing boiling water into the pot, it was decided that it was sheng. It took 2 days and 8 infusions to get it to open, after which, I steeped the coin for a solid minute. It was a STRONG tea – very heavy in apricot, floral, and mildly bitter notes. I was able to get a few more brews from the leaf, but it was pretty much steeped out after the 12th or 13th infusion.
*Note: flavors were muted from steeps 1-6. The flavor really developed upon the 7th infusion and on.
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love your commitment to pursuing the mystery
Kaylee, I wanted to quit attempting to get the tea to open up. It was a lot of slightly flavored water/muted tea, but in the end, it was worth it. Too bad it didn’t last much longer after getting it to open up. lol
I still have some Bath and Body London candles. They were black tea with lemon scent and they are very accurate!
love your commitment to pursuing the mystery
Kaylee, I wanted to quit attempting to get the tea to open up. It was a lot of slightly flavored water/muted tea, but in the end, it was worth it. Too bad it didn’t last much longer after getting it to open up. lol
I still have some Bath and Body London candles. They were black tea with lemon scent and they are very accurate!